The late Princess Diana may have lost her Royal title following the high profile split but she was granted a lump sum of £17.5 MILLION of Prince Charles' fortune

By Lydia Hawken

2nd October 2018, 1:44 pm

Updated: 2nd October 2018, 4:58 pm

IT was one of the most high profile marriage break ups in the Royal Family's history.

But it turns out Princess Diana was given a lump sum of £17.5 MILLION in her divorce settlement with Prince Charles... and his private banker claims she "took Charles to the cleaners" over the course of their difficult split.

The man responsible for Prince Charles' financial affairs during his divorce has told The Telegraph that the heir to the throne sold his entire investment portfolio to fund the messy split.

Reflecting on his role in the divorce proceedings, Prince Charles' former financial aid Geoffrey Bignell said: "Princess Diana took every penny he had.

"I was told to liquidate everything, all his investments, so that he could give her the cash. He was very unhappy about that."

Because even though Prince Charles makes £12 million a year from his Duchy of Cornwall estate, the heir to the throne is not allowed to sell the property and therefore did not have enough money in his reserves to fund the divorce.